Sarwan Singh Phillaur

For disambiguation, see Sarwan.

Sarwan Singh Phillaur
MLA, Punjab
In office
1977 - 1990
Preceded bySurjit Singh Atwal
Succeeded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
ConstituencyPhillaur
In office
1997 -2002
Preceded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
Succeeded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
ConstituencyPhillaur
In office
2007 -2012
Preceded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
Succeeded byAvinash Chander
ConstituencyPhillaur
In office
2012 - 2017
Preceded byAvinash Chander
ConstituencyKartarpur
Minister for Welfare of SCs and BCs
In office
1997-2002
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Succeeded byGurkanwal Kaur
Minister for Tourism
In office
2012 – 2017
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded byHarbans Kaur Dullo
Personal details
BornPhillaur
Political partyUnited Akali Dal
ChildrenDamanvir Singh Phillaur
Residence(s)Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Websitehttp://sarwansinghphillaur.com

Sarwan Singh Phillaur is an Indian politician who born in Ravidassia[1] family. He was Minister for Jails, Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Printing and Stationery in the present Punjab Government.[2][3]

Political career

He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1977 on an Akali Dal ticket from Phillaur for first time.[4] He was re-elected from Phillaur in 1980, 1985, 1997 and 2007.[5][6][7][8] In 2012, he successfully contested from Kartarpur.[9] Presently he is cabinet minister and holding portfolio of Jails, Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Printing and Stationery.[2] In 1997, he was Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Son caught in drugs row, Phillaur fails to organize Guru Ravidass event". The Times of India. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012[usurped]
  3. ^ Sarwan Singh Phillaur bats for Censor board for Punjab
  4. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  5. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  6. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  7. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  8. ^ Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Minister’s kin dies in lock-up